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7th Annual “I Got Bank!” Essay And Art Contest For Youth

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Mar

7th Annual “I Got Bank!” Essay And Art Contest For Youth

Join Us To Promote Financial Literacy For Youth!

OneUnited Bank and BMe Community are sponsoring the seventh annual financial literacy contest for youth between the ages of 8 – 12 years old. Simply either write and submit a 250 word essay or create and submit an art project about what you learned from the book “I Got Bank!” (or from another financial literacy book available in your library or home) and how you can use what you learned in your life or the life of your family.

You must have your parents’ permission to participate. Your essay or art project may be published by OneUnited Bank and BMe Community. All submissions must be postmarked or emailed by July 15, 2017. (Children of employees of OneUnited Bank or BMe Community are ineligible to participate.) Winners will be selected by OneUnited Bank in our sole discretion. Ten (10) winners will receive a $1,000 savings account by August 31, 2017 (with cooperation from parents). One winner will be selected from each of the following eight cities (Akron, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) and two will be selected from other locations in the U.S. No purchase required. Awards are subject to 1099 reporting. To submit your essay or art project, see details below.

$1,000 Essay And Art Contest For Youth

To participate, click here to fill out the form and have your parent(s) approve the form. Submit your 250 word essay or a PDF of your art project by July 15, 2017 explaining or showing what you learned from the book “I Got Bank” (or from another financial literacy book available in your library or home) and how you can use what you learned in your life or the life of your family to OneUnited Bank, Financial Literacy Submission, 100 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110 or online. Winners will be announced by August 31, 2017. Ten (10) winners, five essays and five art projects, will receive a $1,000 savings account by August 31, 2017 (with cooperation from parents).

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53 Comments

Mildred Muhammad

Hi My name is Mildred Muhammad,I would like to know if the Essay and Arts still going on . If so can you send me more info on how to get started,I'm working with some young Jr's, who might be interested.
Thank you
Mildred Muhamad

Hi Mildred, the essay and art contest is still happening now. We are able to take submissions that are postmarked as of June 15th. All of the details for the contest are here: https://www.oneunited.com/7th-annual-i-got-bank-essay-and-art-contest-for-youth/

Daja McCrea

I would like to know what is the email address would our children have to email this document to because u was reading the paper and the paper never mention the email address or if I postmark it doesnt tell me where i would have to send it to

Glenn

Hi Glenn, Thank you for interest in the I Got Bank book. Unfortunately I Got Bank is sold out and is being restocked. You can download the Kindle version of the book for less than $10 and use an app to convert it to your computer, or you can obtain any financial literacy book for the contest.

Bobby Wilson

Good Morning,I have been teaching at my church our Christian Academy about the importance of saving money, tithing and banking. Is there someone at your bank that comes to churches and talk about that also and how do you buy the books "I GOT BANK"

Hi Bobby, we are excited to hear from you. We love to teach financial literacy especially to children. If you would like to have some one visit your organization please fill out our contact us form here: https://www.oneunited.com/customer-service/contact-us/. Traveling and scheduling are our only limitations.

Ed Davila

I am following up on my email request for a copy of Teri William's book " I Got Bank." I received acknowledgment from your customer service unit that my email request was being directed to the appropriate department for execution.Again, my contact info is:
Ed Davila
1130 Stadium Avenue, #6-H
Bronx, New York 10465Thanking you in advance for your consideration and service.Ed Davila

Hi Ed. Unfortunately, I Got Bank is sold out. You can download the Kindle version of the book for less than $10 and use an app to convert it to your computer or check your local library for copies of the book.

E.chenice thompson

Do you have the I Got Bank book for sale???
We have started our summer camp of 18 youth at my church. I am teaching financial literacy as well because I know it well needed. I just read your article in the Flcourier, not sure if we have enough time to participate in the essay contest, we will give it a try.E.Chenice Thompson
AWCD Vision Academy
Orlando, FL

Unfortunately I Got Bank is sold out. You can download the Kindle version of the book for less than $10 and use an app to convert it to your computer, or you can check your local library for a copy of the book.

Teniah MONTGOMMERY

Bridget

Thank you so much for allowing our youth to participate in such a great opportunity! I love the idea of the kids reading a finance book and then expressing how they can apply the concepts in the real world! What a great idea!
When preparing this essay, I expressed to my son the importance of reading carefully and following the contest rules. It was challenging limiting his ideas to 250 words. Later, I read a response to a parent's comment indicating "there will be no penalties for essays over 250 words". If you will be so kind, please do not discount essays of only 250 words since this was the original essay criteria. Thank you again for all that you do for youth all over the country!

Kourtney

A Proud Parent

Hello. Just wanted to comment because, until the contest, I was unaware of your bank and the fact that it is black owned and operated. I must say, that as a black parent, I am most grateful for the nudge and encouragement to incorporate financial literacy into our family's learning. This contest was also a huge motivator for my 9 year old son who is not usually big on reading and writing. He actually was so excited about the prospect of having his own bank account with that amount of money, that he immediately started to compose his own thoughts and ideas about the subject. After, of course, I had to explain to him that the essay is about what he'd learned from reading, but I was extremely impressed by the initiative he'd taken. I was a bit disappointed when we were unable to locate the actual book. One of the libraries even looked into ordering it, but it was too expensive. We opted to use other books that were available from the library. Thanks again for helping my family to become more aware of our money habits and for teaching us how important it is to create money goals.
A Proud Parent

Andrea D. Edwards

My daughter, from Portland, Oregon submitted an essay back in June. I know the winners will be announced on the 31st of August, but is there a certain time to be online to here the announcement? My daughter will be in school, so I will try to watch out for the winners myself.Thank You, Andrea D. Edwards

Pauline

Hi Pauline, the winners were notified yesterday and they were announced on our website today. You can see the press release here: https://www.oneunited.com/oneunited-bank-announces-2017-i-got-bank-youth-essay-art-contest-winners/